Offers an annotated list of recent literature. Covers areas ranging from studies on class size and problem solving in mathematics, to how school size affects teacher attitudes and an analysis of whether employing technology in teaching pays off for students. Seven publications listed. (NB)

Brief abstracts of research studies on the subject of the relationship between class size and student achievement are presented in this bibliography. The first part of the study examines the research concerned with the reduction of class size and the positive effects it has on student achievement, particularly in the areas of reading and…

While the desirability of small classes seems an article of faith among educators, a review of the research indicates that class size in itself has rarely shown a substantial effect on educational achievement. The research itself has been flawed by the impossibility of determining or measuring all the variables that changes in class size can…